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The saddest story of urban transformation in Istanbul is Sulukule. This neighborhood is known as the one of the oldest Roma settlements in the world. Romani coming from India during the Byzantium era are believed to have settled right next to the city walls of Istanbul. 

Urbanization, combined with the demand for higher quality buildings, is driving growth in Turkey's construction industry, analysts have told state-run Anadolu Agency, amid speculation that the sector is a bubble set to burst.

Organized by German Films and the three Goethe-Instituts in Turkey, ?Kino 2015? brings the latest examples from new German cinema to Turkey. From feature films to documentaries, children?s films and shorts, ?Kino 2015?

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The Council of State has approved the cancellation of the controversial urban transformation project in Istanbul?s Sulukule neighborhood, which was historically populated by Roma people, years after the project was completed.

A criminal complaint has been filed against 27 prominent figures, including main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, journalists and celebrities, for comments made on social media about the police operation to end the March 31 hostage crisis at Istanbul's Ça?layan Courthouse, which ended with the death of a prosecutor and his two captors. 

Parts of Turkey will experience rather chilly weather in the brisk of spring, as announced by the Turkish TV station NTV Friday morning.

Rainfall and snowfall surprised several regions of Bulgaria's southern neighbor on the eve of Friday morning.

Fifteen Turkish ecological activists could face up to seven-and-a-half years in jail after prosecutors charged them with public order offences over protests against the construction of a mosque in Istanbul last year, judicial sources said April 9.

Though best-known for turning a Central Asian folk song into a campaign jingle for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), newly minted AKP candidate U?ur I??lak's areas of expertise have been shown to extend into the realm of relationship advice given the singer's 2012 comments saying "it is in women's nature to belong to men."

When we review the deputy candidate lists, we cannot say, for any party, ?Wow, look who they came up with.? The lists are as expected. Because there are no big surprises, we turn to looking for differences.